The Mayor of Lorca, Francisco Jodar has reported that the city council and the Autonomous Region will allocate an investment of 67,901 euros to improve the church of Santiago.
The mayor has detailed that "works to be carried to term focus on the adequacy of the facade of the Parish House as well as the Atrium of the church.
This is a claim that the faith community, along with the priest of the Church, came to City Hall demanding long and that this action we will give a satisfactory answer for everyone.
It is a further demonstration that the Consistory Municipal bet on the recovery, conservation and appreciation of the broad artistic and historical treasure that we treasure in our city.
The Ministry of Public Works will allocate a total amount of 50,926 euros, while the contribution of the City amounted to € 16,975. "
Jodar, who was accompanied by the priest of Santiago, Eduardo Sanchez, and Promotion of the City Councilman Joaquin Ruiz, recalled that "the origins of the Church of Santiago back to the fifteenth century, when it rose in the same place There was an old chapel dedicated to the patron saint of Spain, a church dedicated to Santiago.
The current church building began in the mid sixteenth century. "
From City of Lorca was specifically pointed out that December 31, 1745, in the afternoon, when the first stone of the present church of Santiago, the first pole of the chapel of the epistle side.
The construction lasted over 36 years.
The direction of the architect was given by Pedro Pagán until 1751.
After the other teachers went to completion or until the church was willing to be open for worship.
On November 14, 1781 was consecrated the new church of St. James of Lorca and open to the worship of the faithful.
Note that this temple was destroyed and burned during the next with all the old images, old parish and other equipment.
The church was rebuilt after 1940 and proceeded to lift the current tower.
On November 14, 1981, we celebrated the 200 years of existence of the temple.
Between 1993 and 1994 had to lift and restore the entire deck and proceeded to repaint the church, respecting the existing polychromy.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca